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| NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) and NPC Chairman Li Zhanshu at the talks (Photo: VNA) |
The talks took place following an official welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese
top legislator, who is making an official visit to China from July 8-12 at the
invitation of the NPC head.
Chairman Li Zhanshu affirmed that Chinese Party and State leaders attach
importance to the visit of the Vietnamese NA Chairwoman, who is the
highest-ranking leader of Vietnam to pay an official visit to China following
the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
Chairwoman Ngan reiterated that the Vietnamese Party and State always treasure
the preservation, inheritance and development of the traditional Vietnam-China
friendship, which has been fostered by Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Mao Zedong
along with many generations of leaders of both countries.
She stressed that the maintenance of meetings and contact between high-ranking
leaders of the two countries is very important in order to enhance political
trust, and timely instruct the settlement of outstanding or arising problems,
thus helping bilateral ties develop in a stable and sustainable manner on the
basis of agreements reached by leaders of both sides.
Towards this goal, the Vietnamese NA leader asked Chinese leaders to coordinate
with Vietnam in directing relevant agencies and localities of both sides to
organize activities marking the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic
relations (January 18, 1950-2020), thus further deepening the good ties between
the two Parties, States and peoples.
For his part, the NPC Chairman appreciated the healthy development trend in
bilateral ties, noting that after the 19th National Congress of the CPC, Party
General Secretaryy and President Xi Jinping had chosen Vietnam for his first
visit to a foreign country. During the visit, Xi held in-depth discussion with
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong on
China-Vietnam ties. The two leaders had reached common perception on many issues
and instructed boosting the traditional friendship and the comprehensive
strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.
The two legislative leaders agreed to the need to promote bilateral cooperation
towards bringing happiness to their people and demonstrate the superiority of
the socialist regime. They said the two countries should make full use of
available cooperative mechanisms to enrich the content of the comprehensive
strategic cooperative partnership.
Regarding economic ties, the Vietnamese NA Chairwoman underlined good growth in
bilateral trade and investment partnership, with two-way trade value reaching
106.3 billion USD in 2018. China continued to be the largest trade and tourism
partner of Vietnam, while Vietnam kept its position as the largest ASEAN trade
partner of China. In the first five months of 2019, China became the top foreign
investor in Vietnam.
Ngan affirmed that Vietnam will create favourable conditions for foreign
investors, including China, to carry out investment projects using advanced and
environmentally-friendly technologies in Vietnam, especially in the fields of
process, clean energy and hi-tech agriculture.
She urged China to facilitate the entry of Vietnamese farm produce into China
through favourable quarantine and customs, sharing of information on
import-export policies, and trade promotion activities.
The NPC Chairman said the two sides should push ahead with the implementation of
the Memorandum of Understanding on connectivity between the “two corridors, one
belt” and the “belt and road” initiatives, while building plans, defining
priorities and launching negotiations between the two Governments on a five-year
plan on infrastructure development and economic zones in border areas to promote
investment and trade.
He affirmed that China will encourage its businesses to invest more in Vietnam,
and asked Vietnam to facilitate Chinese investment in hi-tech and agriculture.
Li noted that China wants to cooperate with Vietnam in building railways
connecting Vietnam, China and Europe, thus facilitating the transport of
Vietnamese goods to Europe.
He added that China pays attention to trading in farm produce with Vietnam, and
invited Vietnamese firms to participate in the second international import expo
in China.
Regarding the sea issues, the two sides pledged to continue following the shared
perception of high-ranking leaders of both Parties and States and the
Vietnam-China agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement of
sea-related issues; pursue the settlement of sea-related issues by peaceful
measures in accordance with international law.
The two sides agreed to increase the exchange of measures to maintain stability
at sea, well implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea
(DOC) and work for the early signing of a Code of Conduct of Parties in the East
Sea (COC) for maintaining peace, stability in the region.
The two legislative leaders took note of positive developments in the land
border between the two countries. The Vietnamese side proposed that the
law-making bodies of both countries enhance supervision and instruct ministries,
sectors and localities to adhere to the three legal documents signed between
Vietnam and China on land border and strengthen coordination in border
management, thus building a peaceful border of friendship, cooperation and
development.
The two legislative leaders also shared experience in Party building and
anti-corruption work.
Chairwoman Ngan underlined the good cooperation between the two law-making
bodies in the recent past, and suggested that the two sides continue to exchange
visits between their high-ranking leaders, committees, friendship parliamentary
groups, and legislators, as well as between local people’s councils.
The two sides agreed to increase the exchange of working experience in
perfecting the Party’s leadership over the State and building a socialist
law-governed State. They pledged to coordinate in supervising the implementation
of signed agreements, while strengthening coordination and mutual support at
inter-parliamentary forums in the region and the world.
The NPC Chairman congratulated Vietnam for its election as a non-permanent
member of the UN Security Council and its Chair of the ASEAN in 2020. He
affirmed that China will work closely with Vietnam to contribute to peace and
stability in the region and the world.
The Vietnamese NA Chairwoman invited Li to visit Vietnam, and the NPC Chairman
accepted the invitation with pleasure.-VNA
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